Curtain-holder.



No. 668,289. Patented Feb. I9, I90I. R. GOLDSTEIN. CURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed Mar. 24, 1900.)

(No Model.)

NlTED firarns Farmer rrion,

ROBERT GOLDSTEIN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOWOODWORTH, EVANS (it COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTABN HOLDER.

$PECIFIGATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 668,289, dated February19, 1901. Application filed March 24, 1900. Serial No. 9,988. o model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT GoLnsTEIN, a resident of Pittsburg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Curtain-Holders and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to curtain-fixtures,

IO and has for one object to provide a cheap and simple fixture whichcan be applied to the op posite sides of any window for supporting thecurtains thereon, as well as permitting the fixtures and curtains to beremoved from the [5 windows at any time desired by a person standing onthe floor for the purpose of removing or changing the curtains from thefixtures, the cleaning of the window-frame, and other purposes.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a form ofcurtain-pole fixture as will be permitted to swing outward from theWindow in order that such window can be cleaned or washed without takingdown the curtains and other purposes, as desired; and

a still further object is to provide such a fixture whereby draperiescan be hung thereon without interfering with the curtains, as well asallowing the shades or blinds to be freely 3o operated at all times.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement,construction, and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specificallyset forth and described, and par- 5 ticularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains toconstruct and use the fixture, I will describe the same more fully,referring to the accompanying sheet of draw- 4o ings, in whichthe partsfor attaching the fixture to the frame. Figs. 6 and 7 are views showinganother manner of attaching the fixture at the upper end to the frame.

Like numerals herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of thedrawings.

As illustrated in the drawings, 1 represents the window-frame, 2 thesides thereof, and 3 the top of the frame, and within said frame 1 theshade or blind 4 is journaled or mounted in brackets 5, secured to thesides 2 of said frame by the extensions 6 thereon. Inclined orwedge-shaped grooves 7 are formed in the extensions 6, within which areadapted to fit inclined or wedge-shaped tongues 8, formed on the sidesof the curved slides 9, and brackets 10 are secured to the sides 2 ofthe frame 1 at the lower end thereof, which are provided with inclinedor wedge-shaped grooves 11 therein for the reception of inclined orWedgeshaped tongues 12, formed on the sides of the curved slides 13.Curved seats 9 and 13 are formed in the slides 9 and 13 for thereception of the curtain poles 14:, which are preferably formed ofwire,having the vertical portions 15, handle portions 16 extending outtherefrom at their lower ends, and the horizontal portions 17, havingthe inwardly-extending portions 18 and 19 thereon, the portions 18 beingconnected to the vertical portions 15 at their upper ends. The portions15 of the poles Mare held in place within the seats 9 of the slides 9 bymeans of pins 20, secured in said portions 15 and engaging with curvedslots 21, formed in the slides 9, and the portions 15 are also heldwithin the seats 13' of the slides 13 by means of thumb-screws 22,pressing through said slides 13 and engaging with the portions 15 on thepoles 14c.

The use and operation of my improved ourtain-fixture are as follows:After the curtain 0 has been placed around the'horizontal portion 17 ofone of the poles l4 and around the portion 19 thereof, if desired, thepole 1-1 is raised to position and the slide 9 around the portion 15 ofthe same is wedged into place by pulling down on the pole 14 andinserting the inclined tongues 8 within the inclined grooves 7 in theextensions 6 of the brackets 5. The slide 13 can then be placed aroundthe portion 15 of the pole 14 by inserting the I00 portion within theseat 13 and sliding the same along until the inclined tongues 12 thereonare wedged within the inclined grooves 11 on the brackets 10, afterwhich the pole 14 can be turned by means of the handle portion 16, sothat the in wardly extending portion 19 thereon comes in contact withthe top 3 of the frame 1, when the thumbscrew 22 can be screwed downagainst the portion 15 to lock the pole 14 in place, as shown to theright of Fig. 1. The other curtain-pole 14 can also be placed inposition in like manner, and when it is desired to swing out thecurtains for the purpose of cleaning the window or any other purpose allthat is necessary is to unscrew the thumb-screws 22, so that theportions 15 on the poles 14 will be free to turn within their seats 9'and 13 in the slides 9 and 13, when the operator can grasp the handleportions 16 on the poles 14 and throw the same outward, which will causethe poles 14 and curtains thereon to be projected outward, as shown tothe left of Fig. 1, the vertical portion 15 on the poles 14 beingadapted to turn within the seats 9 and 13 in the slides 9 and 13, andthe pins 20 being adapted to travel within the curved slots 21 on theslides 9.

When it is desired to take down the curtain-po'les 14 and curtainsthereon for the purpose of repairing, cleaning the same, or any otherpurpose, all that is necessary is to unscrew the screws 22 and push uponthe poles 14 by means of the handles 16 thereon, which will cause thetongues 8 and 12 on the slides 9"and 13 to free themselves from thegrooves 7 and 11 in the brackets 5 and 10, and so free the poles 14therefrom and from the sides 2 ofthe frame 1, when such poles can belifted down and the curtains removed therefrom, as desired.

In Fig. 3 there is shown a device for use in case lambrequins areemployed in connection with the curtains, and in such use a rod 23extends across between the inwardly-extending portions 18 and 19 andpasses through holes 18 and 19 therein, and a nut 23' engages with athreaded portion on said rod 23 adjacent to the portion 18 for removingthe end of said rod 23 from the hole 18' when desired. This constructionpermits the curtain to be placed around the rod 23 and the lambrequ'inaround the horizontal portion 17 of the pole '14 when the device isused, so that the lambrequin will appear on the outside of the curtainand both be placed in position on' the frame 1, swing out therefrom, andremoved from the same as desired.

In Figs. 6 and 7 another device for attaching the pole 14 at the upperend of the portion 15 is shown, which consists ofproviding a separatebracket 24 "from the bracket 5 of the shade or blind 4, and this bracket24 being provided with a flap 25 to form a curved slot 25 thereonfor thereception of the portion 15 of the pole. The flap 25 terminates in aspring-lip 26 to enable the portion 15 to be sprung into the slot 25 andbe held therein by such flap 25'.

It will of course be understood that while two on rtain-fixtures areshown and described in connection with a single window-frame for a pairof curtains and lambrequins, any one of such fixtures can be used inconnection with one window for holding single or double curtains orlambrequins if desired, and it will also be evident that variousmodifications in the construction and design of the various parts of thefixtures may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claimas my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. In a curtain-fixture, the combination with the window-frame providedwith brackets thereon, of a pole for carrying the curtain, andwedge-plates fitting around said pole and adapted to engage with thebrackets on said frame for permitting said pole to be removably securedto and be swung to and from said frame.

2. In a curtain fixture, the combination with the window-frame providedwith brackets thereon, of a pole for carrying the curtain and providedwith a vertical portion thereon, wedge-plates fitting around saidvertical portion and adapted to engage with the brackets on said framefor permitting the pole to be removably securedvto and be swung to andfrom said frame, and means for securing said wedge-plates in position onthe vertical portion of the pole. g

3. In a curtain fixture, the combination with the window-frame providedwith brack ets thereon, of a pole for carrying the curtain and providedwith a vertical portion thereon, upper and lower wedge-plates fittingaround said vertical portion and adapted to engage with the brackets onsaid frame for permit- 4 ting the pole to be removably secured to and beswung to and from said frame, said upper wedge-plate having a slottherein, and a pin on said vertical portion adapted to engage with theslot in the upper wedge-plate to hold the pole in position. I I

4. In a curtain-fixture, the combination with the window-frame providedwith'brackets thereon, of a pole for carrying the curtain and providedwith a vertical portion thereon, wedge-plates fitting'around saidvertical portion and adapted to engage with the brackets on said framefor permitting the pole to be removably secured to and be swung to andfrom said frame, and a thumb-screw on the lower wedge-plate adapted toengage with said vertical portion for locking the pole in position.

5. In a curtain fixture, the combination with the window-frame, of apole having a Vertical portion thereon, means on said frame connected tosaid vertical portion for permitting the latter to be removably securedto and ICC IIC

he swung to and from said frame, a horizontal portion, aninwardly-extending portion eonneoted at one end to the horizontalportion and at the other to the upper end of the vertical portion, aninwardly-extending portion at the opposite end of the horizontalportion, said inwardlyextending portions provided with openings therein,a rod engaging with said openings, and a nut engaging with said rod.

In testimony whereof I, the said ROBERT GOLDSTEIN, have hereunto set myhand.

ROBERT GOLDSTEIN. Witnesses:

J. N. Comm, J. L. TREFALLER.

